Axes move with "Now"

app.py

@@ -345,5 +345,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     labels = list(data_store[list(data_store.keys())[0]]['aircraft_data'][list(data_store[list(data_store.keys())[0]]['aircraft_data'].keys())[0]].columns.tolist())  # Extracting column names for the first aircraft-specific dataframe
     print(subfolder_labels)
     # webbrowser.open_new("http://127.0.0.1:8050/")
-    # app.run_server(debug=True)
-    app.run_server(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=7860)
+    # app.run(debug=True)
+    app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=7860)

src/viz.py

@@ -114,6 +114,21 @@ class Visualizer:
             
             color_index = (color_index + 1) % len(colors)  # Update color index for the next trace
 
+        # ----- Custom Tick and "Now" Label Logic -----
+        tick_offsets = [-200, -100, 0, 100, 200]
+        tick_vals = [current_time + offset for offset in tick_offsets]
+        tick_texts = [f"{offset:+}" if offset != 0 else "Now" for offset in tick_offsets]
+
+        # Replace +0 with "Now", rest: e.g., -200, -100, Now, +100, +200
+        tick_texts = []
+        for offset in tick_offsets:
+            if offset == 0:
+                tick_texts.append("Now")
+            else:
+                # always sign, e.g. "+200", "-100"
+                tick_texts.append("{:+}".format(offset))
+
+        # Update layout with manual ticks and custom 'Now' at both axes, with annotation reinforcing "Now"
         figure_handle.update_layout(
             xaxis_title='Real Time',
             yaxis_title='Comprehension of Timeline of Events',
@@ -122,15 +137,21 @@ class Visualizer:
                 showgrid=False,
                 showline=True,
                 linecolor='black',
-                range=[start_time,end_time]
+                range=[start_time, end_time],
+                tickvals=tick_vals,
+                ticktext=tick_texts,
+                tickfont=dict(size=12)
             ),
             yaxis=dict(
                 showgrid=False,
                 showline=True,
                 linecolor='black',
-                range=[start_time,end_time],
+                range=[start_time, end_time],
                 scaleanchor="x",
-                scaleratio=1
+                scaleratio=1,
+                tickvals=tick_vals,
+                ticktext=tick_texts,
+                tickfont=dict(size=12)
             ),
             plot_bgcolor='white',  # Set plot background color to white
             paper_bgcolor='white'  # Set paper background color to white